Manilkara inundata

(Ducke) Ducke

Sapotaceae Edible: Fruit

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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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The New York Botanical Garden

Description

A tree. It grows 50 m tall. The trunk can be 1 m across. There are 4-5 flowers in a group. The fruit are round or oval and 1.5 cm long by 1.2 cm wide. They become yellowish-green.

Edible Uses

The fruit is eaten.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant. It can grow in flooded sites.

Where It Grows

Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, South America,

Synonyms

Mimusops inundata Ducke

Also Known As

Macaranduba, Maparajuba, Massaranduba

References (2)

Philips, O., 1992, The potential for harvesting fruits in tropical rainforests: new data from Amazonian Peru. Biodiversity and Conservation 2, 18-38
Van Roosmalen, M.G.M., & Garcia, O. M., 2000, Fruits of the Amazonian Forest. Part 2: Sapotaceae. Acta Amazonica 30(2): 187-290